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Prosecution seeking stiffer penalties for alleged vape seller

The Straits Times

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August 26, 2025

A district judge on Aug 25 called for the sentencing of an alleged vape seller to be adjourned, after the prosecution said it was seeking harsher penalties.

- Claudia Tan

Orison Toh Chun Kee, 28, was supposed to plead guilty to two charges of selling and possessing e-vaporisers.

Toh had allegedly contacted a prospective buyer via Telegram on July 30, 2024, offering vapes for sale.

He was said to have more than 1,533 sets of e-vaporisers and another 106 sets of disposable e-vaporisers in his car on Sept 3, 2024.

Another two charges were to be taken into consideration for sentencing.

During court proceedings on Aug 25, Health Sciences Authority (HSA) prosecutor Jolene Chia said the prosecution would like to relook its sentencing submissions, as District Judge Wong Li Tein had given instructions to HSA on Aug 21 to do so for both vape and Kpod (etomidate-laced vape) offences.

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